Captain OKane, Chapman Stick and Shruti Box

I am performing live with the Chapman Stick And Shruti Box. The attached bowring foot pedal for the Shruti was created by Richard Bowring. A shruti box (sruti box or surpeti) is an instrument that traditionally works on a system of bellows. It is similar to a harmonium and is used to provide a drone in a practice session or concert of Indian classical It is used as an accompaniment to other instruments and notably the flute. Use of the shruti box has widened with the crosscultural influences of